Shloka 26
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
सुसूक्ष्मं च व्यलीकं ते सपुत्रस्य न विद्यते । यत् तु ज्ञातिविमर्देडस्मिन्नात्थ दुर्योधन प्रति
susūkṣmaṃ ca vyalīkaṃ te saputrasya na vidyate | yat tu jñātivimarde ’sminn āttha duryodhana prati ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Pada tuanku dan pada putera tuanku, tidak ada walau sedikit pun jejak tipu daya atau kepalsuan. Namun, dalam pertembungan pahit sesama kerabat ini, kata-kata yang tuanku ucapkan terhadap Duryodhana telah kembali menyentuh ketegangan moral saat ini.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical ideal of straightforwardness: a person (and their lineage) may be free from deceit, yet words spoken in a time of kin-conflict still carry moral weight and consequences.
Vaiśampāyana comments on the character of the addressed person and their son as being without deceit, while recalling that in the context of the relatives’ internecine struggle, something was said directed against Duryodhana.